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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   2,049 votes
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Director:
Mel Smith
Writers:
Kim Fuller (story) &
Georgia Pritchett (story) ...
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Release Date:
20 July 2001 (UK) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Comedy more
Tagline:
Crime has never been so attractive more
Plot:
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Minnie's Movie Magic
 (From WENN. 17 July 2001)

Appendectomy May Halt Driver's Dance Plans
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 21 September 2000)

User Comments:
Nice little film that too few people have seen. more (39 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Minnie Driver ... Shannon

Mary McCormack ... Frances

Kevin McNally ... Mason
Mark Williams ... Tremaine

Danny Dyer ... Danny

Michael Gambon ... Kerrigan

Darren Boyd ... Ray
Simon Scardifield ... Tony
Len Collin ... Barry
Jane Partridge ... Receptionist
Jason Griffiths ... Paramedic
Ranjit Krishnamma ... Doctor
Mark Meadows ... Romantic actor
Ben Walden ... Bloodied actor
Michael Attwell ... Duty Sergeant (as Mike Attwell)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, some violence and nudity.
Runtime:
86 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
Fragile Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Mel Smith]Pushing past Mason at the train station whilst he is trying to explain to the ticket collector why he has not got a ticket. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: On the train ride from London to Brighton there is an announcement "Next stop Haywards Heath" just before the train stops and the characters get of the train. The actors actually get off at Preston Park station (blurred sign visible). more
Quotes:
Clubber: How 'bout a shag?
Frances: How about a punch in the mouth?
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Movie Connections:
References "Mission: Impossible" (1966) more
Soundtrack:
Just Kissed My Baby more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Nice little film that too few people have seen., 31 July 2002
Author: TxMike from Houston, Tx, USA, Earth

Certainly a twist, two very attractive young ladies (Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack) overhear a phone conversation about a heist in London, decide to extort money to be used for buying medical equipment for the hospital where Driver is a nurse. Trouble starts when they underestimate how dangerous the crooks are. People are shot, a car is blown up, but although hurt and wounded no one actually dies. There's really no deep message here, but they end up getting the money while the crooks get caught. Mostly it is just fun watching the bungling and the funny interplay between the two ladies, and Michael Gambon is good as the droll crime boss who finally orders, "Bring me their testicles in a jar!" Fat chance. :-)

I saw it on DVD and the picture is remarkably clear and sharp. The Dolby 5.1 sound is fairly well done also. If I were to compare it to other British comedies, I thought "Snatch" and "Trainspotting" were better, but this one is better than such films as "Full Monty", "Smoking Barrels", "Brassed Off."

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